#MorningMonarchy: August 29, 2018
Unlimited wildfires, doctor's orders and the rise of the super snake + this day in history w/the Chicano Moratorium and our song of the day by Brett Dennen on your Morning Monarchy for August 29, 2018.
Unlimited wildfires, doctor's orders and the rise of the super snake + this day in history w/the Chicano Moratorium and our song of the day by Brett Dennen on your Morning Monarchy for August 29, 2018.
For news of the world, peel away from those who follow the daily offerings of bombings and supposed terror attacks, as bulls in the ring chase a red cape to their ritualistic slaughter. Look instead in places like Haiti, where it is easy to discern the lies from the truth. In such places, where no one appears to be watching, the sanctimonious missionaries do not hide their faces as they morph into kidnappers and pedophiles. The bribes are publicly offered and accepted.
A woman in a bus observes a march protesting the cost of living in Aguilares, El Salvador, some 13 miles north of San Salvador, the sign reads “Together lets defend life! No to mining exploitation.” (AP/Edgar Romero)
The people of El Salvador and their international allies against irresponsible mining are celebrating a historic victory. After a long battle against global mining companies that were determined to plunder the country’s natural resources for short-term profits, El Salvador’s Legislative Assembly has voted to ban all metal mining projects.